Trimethylamine

Definition:

• (n.) A colorless volatile alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It is regarded as a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.

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triethylamine vs. trimethylamine

trimethyl vs. trimethylamine

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